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Charles H. Shapiro writes to Theodore Roosevelt on behalf of the Bridgeport Lodge #289, Loyal Order of the Moose. The Lodge plans to host a lecture at the Park Theatre in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Shapiro invites Roosevelt to give a lecture on a topic of his choice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-26
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Clifford Wanzer Marsh for his letter to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-06-29
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt informs C. Grant La Farge that he is going on the trial of the gunboat Nashville at Bridgeport, Connecticut, and asks if La Farge can go.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-08
N. Waldo Kennedy responds to a letter he received from Theodore Roosevelt and insists that he admires Roosevelt very much and he did not use his name in Loyal Order of Moose advertisement for commercial gain, nor is his role in the organization one that makes higher decisions as he was just following what others had already done. For these reasons, and because he believes he was acting in good faith, he asks Roosevelt to reconsider renouncing his honorary membership.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-17
Heinrich A. Paffrath encloses a copy of a letter he sent in February 1909 to Franklin MacVeagh and the 1909 United States District Attorney for Bridgeport, Connecticut. Paffrath believes that the Salt’s Textile Manufacturing Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut “defrauded the United States” by under-evaluating their yarns imported from Europe. Paffrath wants to know more about the inquiries from Krefeld, Germany and believes he can assist in the investigation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-12
The Young Men’s Christian Association in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has planned a trip to Oyster Bay, New York. Olof Gates wonders if the group of men and their wives, about 80 people, might visit Theodore Roosevelt during their excursion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-23
Horace H. Jackson hopes Theodore Roosevelt can attend the Memorial Day celebrations of the Elias Howe Grand Army of the Republic Post and the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut. He encloses information about the event.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-06
John J. Snavely inquires about the possibility of having Theodore Roosevelt speak in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-12-17
Heinrich A. Paffrath, a factory owner in Germany, informs Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou that he has ample evidence that Salt’s Textile Manufacturing Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, has underreported their yarn imports. After being contracted to produce yarn, Paffrath details how Salt’s sabotaged his business and how business relations broke down. Paffrath explains that the company has done irreparable damage to his own factory, resulting in its closure, and asks if the U.S. government would consider compensating him for the losses.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-19
Postcard featuring a picture of Theodore Roosevelt giving a speech from a railroad station platform in Bridgeport, Connecticut. A large crowd watches Roosevelt from all angles. Draped American flags decorate the platform.
1905
Daniel Davenport speaks to the Chautauqua society in Clarinda, Iowa, about the inadvisability of allowing the Interstate Commerce Commission to set railroad rates instead of the railroad owners. Davenport argues that this would lead to an increase in freight rates through a mileage tax, which would negatively impact the ability of western farmers to sell their goods throughout the country.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-16